Giulio Ciccone ruled out of Giro d'Italia following saddle sore surgery
Italian back in training but new race sch𒐪edule still to be decided

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giulio Ciccone has been ruled out of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d’Italia in the wake of recent surgery to remove a perineal cyst.🐻 Although the Italian has now returned to training, his Lidl-Trek team confirmed on Thursday that he would not return to full fitness in time for the Giro, which gets under way in Turin 🎉on May 4.
“Unfortunately, reachin♏g the ideal form in the time required to pursue the goal of the GC or, at the very least, to race the Giro as a main protagonist, does not align with the delicacy of his recovery,” read a statement from Lidl-Trek.
“Considering the long period of inactivity and the need for a gradual approach to training to avoid further problems, it was꧅ decided, by mutual agreement, to shift his focus to goals further ahead in the seဣason.”
Ciccone first experienced issues with the saddle sore in January and opted to undergo surgery in early February after other treatments had failed to remedy the issue. The decision meant that Ciccone had to delay the start of his season, missing out on a planned altitude camp at Mou🐬nt Teide and participation at Tirreno-Adriatico.
Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport following the operation last month, Ciccone had already acknowledged that lining out at the 2024 Giro would likely be “imp💯ossible.” Lidl-Trek have indicated that he is likely to resume his season in May, bu🅷t no schedule has yet been outlined.
“For the moment, the decision to skip the Giro d’Italia is the only one that has been taken,” Lidl-Trek 💖said.
“If his preparation continues without problems, there is a good chance of seeing Cicco racing for the first time in May. The ♉decision on his eventual 2024 season debut will be taken in April, together with the announcement of a new racing calendar.”
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One logicalꦬ option would be for Ciccone to ride the Tour deဣ France alongside Tao Geoghegan Hart and Mattias Skjelmose.
Ciccone missed ෴last year’s Giro after testing positive for COVID-19 shortly before the race. He later won a stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné and claimed the king of the mountains prize at the Tour de France.
The 29-year-old has won three stages at the Giro during his career, most recently at Cogne in 2022. His highest overall finish remain𝓀s his 16th place of 2019, when he also won in Ponte di Legno and claimed the king of the mountains prize.

Barry Ryan wa♚s Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting fro💟m the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of , published by Gill Books.